LEADING OFF
The Mavericks take two straight wins into this week's action. First on the slate is a match vs. Drake on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The Mavericks look for their third win of the year before hosting Bradley on Friday, Sept. 9.

QUICK KICKS
• Mathis Pilon St-Louis secured Omaha's second win at Caniglia last week with a late goal vs. San Diego State. Thore Boehm fed the ball up the middle of the field to St-Louis who used one touch to send it in the back of the net.
• St-Louis is second on the team this season with four points. He matches Kenji Mboma Dem with two goals. Mboma Dem has an assist and leads the Mavericks with five points.
• The Mavericks tallied their first win of the 2022 season and of Coach Donovan Dowling's career. Omaha downed Oakland 3-1 last week.
• Dem notched a career-high five points. He score two goals and assisted on the game winner scored by St-Louis.
• St-Louis has two game winners so far this season, which is at the top of the league ranks.
• The Mavericks are second in the league with six goals scored. They are just one goal behind the leader, Denver, who has seven on the season.
• St-Louis leads the Summit League with an average of 3.67 shots per game. Mboma Dem is tied for fourth with 2.33 per game.
• The Mavericks were tabbed third in the Summit League Preseason Poll. They were behind Denver and Oral Roberts in the standing.
• Mboma Dem and Sallah were named Preseason Players to Watch.
• Head coach Dowling is in his first season at the helm. He was announced as the third head coach in the program's history in July. Also new to the staff is  assistant coach Josh McReynolds.
• Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.

SCOUTING THE DRAKE BULLDOGS
Drake is 1-1-0 to start the year following their last match. The Bulldogs fell at Oral Roberts over the weekend for their first loss of the season. Drake was at Western Illinois last week, but the match being deemed a no contest due to darkness. Drake earned a 1-0 shutout vs. Kansas City in its season opener. The Bulldogs were tabbed seventh in the MVC Preseason Poll. they finished last season 6-9-0 overall.

BULLDOGS TO WATCH
• Bradan Allen returns for his sixth season with the Bulldogs. He assisted on the game winner vs. Kansas City. Allen totaled two goals and an assist last season.
• Jonathan Burke started in goal for the Bulldogs and has the win. He is a sixth-year transfer from Eastern Illinois.

SERIES HISTORY
After a win last season, Drake evened the all-time series 2-2-1.